Clay County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Clay County Records

• Clay County was created in 1862 from unorganized territory.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Clay County Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1880, land records starting in 1863, and burial records starting in 1962.
• The Clay County Clerk Court has probate records starting in 1875, court records starting in 1866, and divorce records starting in 1889.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.